West Bank and Gaza: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, West Bank and Gaza's access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) did not change 0 percentage points on 2023 (from 100% to 100%).

Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2023), the average change was +0.28 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.29 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.93 percentage points in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.9 percentage points in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.03 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 37% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, West Bank and Gaza had the 1st highest value of the 208 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to West Bank and Gaza in the 2024 ranking

• Venezuela, RB — 117th of 208: 100%
• Viet Nam — 118th of 208: 100%
• Virgin Islands (US) — 119th of 208: 100%
• India — 121st of 208: 99.9%
• Tajikistan — 122nd of 208: 99.9%
• Indonesia — 123rd of 208: 99.7%

What this measures

Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 28 values

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 84.6% (2024)
• Algeria — 100% (2024)
• Bahrain — 100% (2024)
• Djibouti — 53.9% (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 100% (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 100% (2024)
• Iraq — 100% (2024)
• Israel — 100% (2024)
• Jordan — 100% (2024)
• Kuwait

More environment data for West Bank and Gaza

• Population in largest city — 823,407 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 12.62% (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 87.38% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 32 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 250 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 282 (2024)
• Agricultural land (sq. km) — 3,912 (2024)
• Agricultural land (% of land area) — 64.93% (2024)
• Arable land (hectares) — 41,900 (2024)
• Arable land (% of land area)

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Questions people ask

What is West Bank and Gaza's access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)?

100% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1997?

It is up 7.22 percentage points from 92.78% in 1997. The highest value was 100% in 2014 and the lowest 92.78% in 1997.

How does West Bank and Gaza rank?

1st highest of 208 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) unusual for West Bank and Gaza?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.RU.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), uri: https://trackingsdg7.esmap.org/downloads, note: Data is downloaded from ESMAP website. Data is released when a new Tracking SDG7 report is released., publisher: World Bank (WB), date accessed: 2024-05-16, date published: 2023 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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